Patenting In U.S. Metropolitan and Micropolitan AreasBreakout By Organization

Count of 2000 - 2013 Utility Patent Grants,By Calendar Year of Grant

Rank Ordered Listing of Organizations Receiving
3
or More Utility Patents During the Period
Originating From

Starkville, MS

( Micropolitan Statistical Area )

( patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor )
( patent counts may not sum exactly due to rounding - see the Explanation of Data )
( regional areas are based on U.S. Core Based Statistical Area (CBSA) )

The following table displays first-named patent assignees and counts of their associated patents, as distributed by the year of patent grant.

First-Named Assignee

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

Total

MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY

5

3

6

1

4

4

7

6

4

2

1

2

3

4

52

CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP.

8

6

9

5

4

1

3

3

1

1

1

1

0

0

43

SEMISOUTH LABORATORIES, INC.

0

0

0

0

2

0

1

3

3

5

1

5

0

0

20

~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT

3

1

2

1

0

1

3

3

1

0

0

0

1

1

17

POWER INTEGRATIONS, INC.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

9

9

MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION (RTC)